Free Claude skill
Project plan builder
Before you start
- You need a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).
- Turn on code execution: in Claude, go to Settings → Capabilities and turn on Code execution and file creation. On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner may need to turn on skills in admin settings first.
- Who should install it first: Whoever runs projects for the team.
Step 1: Upload the skill
- Use the original ZIP file you downloaded. Upload the ZIP itself, not an unzipped folder.
- In Claude, open Customize → Skills (in some versions, it's under Settings → Capabilities).
- Click + or Upload skill, and select this ZIP file.
- Make sure the skill is turned on.
Skills you upload are private to your account, so each teammate who wants to use it uploads it too. On Team and Enterprise plans, an owner can add it for the whole organization instead.
Step 2: Run setup right away
This skill works best when it's tailored to your team, so it starts with a short setup. Open a new chat (or a Claude project your team uses for this work) and paste this prompt:
Let's set up the project plan builder for my team.
Claude will ask questions two or three at a time, so it never feels like a long form. Setup takes about 10 minutes, and you'll only do it once. It covers:
- Which tracker you use. If it's connected to Claude, Claude reads how it's set up instead of asking.
- Who's on the team, what each person owns, how much time they have, and who approves what.
- The kinds of projects you run, how far ahead you plan, and how much buffer to leave before deadlines.
- How often you want status updates, where they go, and how detailed they should be.
If you're not sure about an answer, say so. Claude will suggest options or use a sensible default.
Step 3: Save your setup file
At the end, Claude gives you a file called project-plan-setup.md with everything you told it. This is what makes the skill remember your team, so keep it somewhere it will load every time:
- Best option: create a Claude project (for example, "Marketing projects"), add the file to the project's files, and use the skill inside that project. Share the project with your team so everyone gets the same setup.
- Otherwise: upload the file at the start of any new chat where you use the skill.
To change your setup later, upload the file and say "update my setup."
Step 4: Use it
After setup, Claude shows you a short how-to guide. You don't need to name the skill. Ask for what you need and Claude uses it automatically. For example:
- "Plan our customer summit on May 14 in Denver. Here are my notes: …"
- "Write this week's status update for the summit."
- "The venue contract slipped a week. What moves?"
Claude asks for anything it's missing before it writes or builds, and it never sends, publishes, or changes anything in your tools unless you ask.